Trombly v. Blue Cross/Blue Shield

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• remarking that the rule of construction favoring the insured goes “one step further” than the reasonable expectations test used in Gollan, Derry, and Brown
• holding that ambiguities in insurance contracts are construed against the drafter
• applying N.H.Rev.Stat.Ann. ch. 419, § 6 and ch. 420-A, § 6
• adopting the majority rule of construction because “[t]his rule reflects the fundamental principle of contract law that doubtful language is to be construed most strongly against the party who used it in drafting the contract” (quotation omitted)
• no evidence that employer who purchased group health policy had ever agreed to the reduction of coverage that would have resulted from insurer’s interpretation of policy language

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).